Karl Peterson
Karl Peterson is an elder at Parker Hills Bible Fellowship southeast of Denver. He and his wife Glynn also serve as missionaries with Christian Missions in Many Lands.
In Africa, he teaches online courses at the Bible Institute of South Africa in Cape Town and spends two months per year in Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia, and Angola teaching in three Bible colleges and coordinating church leadership conferences connected with Ministério Fiel of Brazil.
Karl attended Emmaus in Oak Park in 1980-81 and Glynn in Dubuque in 1990-1992. Karl is a graduate of the University of Colorado and received his MDiv and DMin from Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia. Karl and Glynn have six children and three grandchildren.
Dr. Steve Price
Steve and Janet Price live in the Kansas City area and attend the Bible Chapel of Shawnee. They have nine children and eight grandchildren and have been married for 38 years. They have been in fellowship there for 35+ years. Currently, Steve serves as an elder and was commended to full time work in 2017.
Their ministry includes an itinerant element, discipleship training in both local Assemblies and in various training programs (DITP and the Ezekiel Project), medical missions, Israel tours, and providing telemedical assistance to missionary and full-time workers through Assembly Care Ministries. Janet likewise serves the Lord alongside Steve and in the management of their family (nine children and seven children) and one on one ministry.
Their first love is the Lord and they rejoice in serving Him. The Scripture for their lives is Joshua 24:15—“As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”
Dr. Mark Stevenson
A native of Peterborough, Ontario, Mark came to Emmaus as a student in 1991. He returned to join the faculty in 1999. In addition to his role at Emmaus, Mark serves as an elder at Arbor Oaks Bible Chapel in Dubuque. He enjoys teaching a variety of subjects, including courses in New Testament, Theology, and Church History — and he loves interacting with students in and out of the classroom.
Mark and his wife, Tonya, reside in Dubuque with their four children. As a Canadian, Mark enjoys ice hockey and can be found playing regularly at the local arena in Dubuque.
Some of Mark’s publications include:
The Doctrines of Grace in an Unexpected Place: https://wipfandstock.com/9781498281096/the-doctrines-of-grace-in-an-unexpected-place/
Reflections from the Emmaus Road (co-editor): https://www.emmaus.edu/festschrift
Studies in Brethren History (contributing editor to this ongoing series): http://www.brethrenhistory.org/home.htm
Alexander Strauch
Alexander Strauch has served in the leadership and teaching ministry of Littleton Bible Chapel (near Denver, Colorado) for over 50 years. As a gifted Bible teacher and a church elder with extensive experience, Mr. Strauch has taught in more than 25 countries and has helped thousands of churches worldwide through his expository writing ministry. He is the author of Biblical Eldership, Men and Women: Equal Yet Different, The Hospitality Commands, Agape Leadership (with Robert L. Peterson), Meetings That Work, Leading with Love, Love or Die: Christ’s Wake-up Call to the Church, If You Bite and Devour One Another, and Paul’s Vision for the Deacons. These books have been translated into over 40 languages. In recent years, he has also made an impact on churches around the world through the ministry of BiblicalEldership.com.
He was raised in New Jersey and converted to Christ at a Bible camp in New York State. After attending Emmaus in Oak Park, Alex received his undergraduate degree from Colorado Christian University and went on to earn his Master’s in Divinity degree from Denver Seminary. For over forty years he served as an elder at Littleton Bible Chapel near Denver, Colorado. Additionally, he has taught philosophy and New Testament literature at Colorado Christian University. A gifted Bible teacher and popular speaker, Mr. Strauch has helped thousands of churches worldwide through his expository writing and teaching ministry. Much of Mr. Strauch’s teaching is now available online through Biblical Eldership Resources ( www.biblicaleldership.com) and its online training program, School of the Shepherds. Mr. Strauch and his wife, Marilyn, reside in Littleton, Colorado, near their four adult daughters and eleven grandchildren.